Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 3 Test
Memory tip (See it, link it, place it): Pictures: big, funny, moving, colourful, with a sense. Stories: each item does something to the next. Palace: walk the stops in order. Keyword: the CAPITAL word sounds like the new word, the picture shows the meaning. Mind maps: topic in the centre, each detail on its own branch.
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- 1.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a bucket by the bed, a spoon by the TV, a shoe by the dining table, a kettle by the kitchen, a jalebi by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) jalebi
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 4.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it needs no review (d) it shows how ideas link
- 5.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) naak (c) dola (d) sakhar
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rose by the swing, a sock by the fruit cart, a flute by the park gate, a rope by the bench, a duck by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rose (b) duck (c) sock (d) flute
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) tongue
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) see colours (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sour
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 18.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 22.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 23.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 28.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) baadal (c) kitaab (d) machhli
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 31.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a jeep; the jeep sings to a tent; the tent falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) orange (b) jeep (c) tent (d) mango
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 38.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) details on small twigs
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles an onion; the onion chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a ball; the ball falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) rose (b) onion (c) umpire (d) ball
Answer key
- kettle
- a CHUBBY key
- that item is lost
- it shows how ideas link
- True
- False
- False
- True
- chaabi
- tongue
- flute
- ears
- replay the story
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- smell flowers
- stem
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- to keep the order
- honesty
- make it big and funny
- take in water from soil
- step 2
- taste
- step 1
- False
- baadal
- smelling wet earth
- False
- leaves
- sight
- topic in the centre
- mango
- a SACK full of sugar
- step 4
- all in one colour
- a good mind map
- rose
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